Advertising chair-arm.



W. P. LE P URGE. ADVERTISING CHAIR ARM. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1912.

1,066,292. Patented July 1, 1913.

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WILLIAM P. LE FURGE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ADVERTISING CHAIR-ARM.

Specification ofl Letters Patent. i

Patented July 1, 1913.

Application filed June 22, 1912. Serial No. 705,176.

To all whom, t may concern v Be it known Vthat l, WILLIAM P. LE FURGE, a citizen 0f the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Advertising Chair-Arm, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an improved chair-arm for advertising purposes.

It further consists of such an arm in which advertising cards are confined by and displayed through a plate of glass forming the upper side of the arm.

It further consists of such an arm forming a raised frame around the glass-plate and the cards displayed beneath the same to provide a support for bottles, glasses, plates, or similar vessels.

It further consists of other novel features of construction all as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detail one mechanical form embodying the invention, such detail construction being but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawings Figure 1 represents a perspective view of as much of a chair as will illustrate the application of my improved arm to the same. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section of the arm. Fig. 3 represents a transverse section of the arm.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 indicates the seat of a chair, having a back, 2, and an arm-upright 3, all of said parts being illustrated as broken away and removed from the entire chair. An arm, 4, is supported by the back and armupright and consists of a body, 5, of any suitable or desired form, having a recess, G, formed in its upper side and preferably extending the greater part of the length and Said recess is open at the forward end of the arm and its sides and end are under-cut to form grooves 7 and 8, respectively, having overhanging flanges, 9 and 10. The open outer end of the recess is closed by a transverse block, 1l, secured to the end of the body by screws, 12, the heads of which are countersunk in bores, 13, closed by plugs, 14, covering said heads after the screws have been driven home. The inner face of this block has a flange,

15, which overhangs the end of the recess, similar to the flanges at the sides and inner end of the recess, the ends of said flange of the block being cut away, at 1G, to accommodate the ends of the side-flanges. A card, 17, bearing the advertising matter or other matter to be displayed, is inserted from the open end of the recess, before the block is secured in place, and a pad, 18, is preferably placed beneath said card. A plate, 19, of glass is placed above s aid card, the plate, card and pad being slid under the overhanging flanges from the open end of the recess. WVhen the block is securedin place by its screws and the plugs are inserted in the holes to cover the screw-heads the surface of the block may be finished by stain, oil, varnish or other finish to coverthe marks of the plugs.

The advertisements on the card or whatever matter is displayed upon the same is visible to a person sitting in the chair, and is prominently displayed in such manner as to attract attention. On account of the overhanging flanges forming a tray upon the upper side of the arm, the latter can be used to place glasses, bottles, plates or other receptacles for food or drink upon it within convenient reach of the person sitting in the chair. This will make a chair provided with the arm, either on one or both sides of the chair, convenient for lunch-rooms, buffets, cafs or billiard-rooms or other similar places where liquid or solid refreshments are served, in addition to its function as a display means for advertising. Attractive appearance is combined with double utility. The arm is reinforced against longitudinal splitting by the transverse block'at its outer end, and the heavy glass-plate will likewise reinforce the arm. The card in the arm may be changed or renewed by removing the plugs, unscrewing the fastening screws and removing the blocks, when the card, together with the pad and glass may be slid out at the open end of the recess, another card substituted and the parts may again be replaced. l The closure by means of the block makes the arm-structure substantially integral, keeps the display-card inaccessible to removal or tampering, and aids in forming a strong and rigid chair-arm, combining a tray and a display device in its structure. rlhe pad beneath the card is preferably of a material sufficiently yielding to press the glass-plate tight oint, protecting the card.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed for the mode herein explained. Change may therefore be made as regards the mechanism thus disclosed, provided the principles of construction set forth, respectively, in the following claim are employed.

Having thus described my invention, Wb at I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is r` A display chair-arm, comprising a body formed from one integral piece of Wood formed with a recess in its upper side having an open outer end and undercut to form side-grooves and an end-groove and having overhanging flanges forming an integral raised border, a display card slidably inserted in said recess, a transparent plate slidably inserted in said recess above said card With its edges beneath said side-flanges and end-flange, and an end-block detachably se cured to the end of said body to close the open end of the recess therein and formed With an overhanging iiange engaging over the end of the transparent plate and forming a continuation of said raised border.

WILLIAM P. LE FURGE. iVitnesses:

WVM. SECTUR, C. D. MCVAY.

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